Designer Siegfried Rückel developed the concept for FF Nuvo during a stay in Paris, after being inspired by elegant, extravagant appearance of French magazine typography. He wanted to design a rounded typeface, without resorting to the common methods. So, he took advantage from the visual limitations of our eyes: stroke endings in FF Nuvo appear soft when seen from a distance, or in small point sizes, but reveal their peculiar forms at a closer look. FF Nuvo is a very suitable choice for magazine design, from headlines down to longer texts, as well as for advertising, packaging, or corporate design.

In 2011, a new monospaced family was added: FF Nuvo Mono. This variant has the same number of fonts and features as the original FF Nuvo, including Small Caps, Italics, etc. FF Nuvo Mono offers a fresh option for a range of design applications, from the traditional to the unusual. FF Nuvo Mono has a slightly lower x-height than the letters in FF Nuvo, to better emphasize the typewriter character.

Noel Gallagher’s statement that reading fiction is a “fucking waste of time” and readers are “putting themselves a tiny little bit above the rest of us” – is a valuable contribution.

Cathy Nicol: Isle of Joy

Vince Smith met bandmates Jim Kelly and Nancy Gibbs at a Sex Pistols concert, where he tried to kiss Sid Vicious’ guitar and got a bloody nose. Together they formed Aftershock, and for a while they made a lot of noise, a bit of money and caused a sensation wherever they went.